when he comes to be glorified in his saints, and to be wondered at in all believers, on that Day; (for you also believed our testimony).

so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in him, according to the grace of our God and of our Lord Jesus Christ.

not to be "quickly shaken out of your wits" and not to be agitated either by a spirit or by a message, or by an epistle purporting to be from me, saying, "The Day of the Lord is at hand."

Let no one deceive you by any means. For it will not come until after the Great Apostasy, and the revealing of the Man of Sin, the son of perdition,

And now you know what is holding him back, to the end that he may be revealed in his appointed time.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only there is one who is hindering and will continue to hinder till he be removed;

and then the lawless one will be revealed. Him the Lord will consume with the breath of his lips, and destroy with the brightness of his appearing;

so that they all should be condemned, who are faithless to the truth, but take pleasure in evil.

So, brothers, stand fast, and hold fast the teachings which you have been taught by me, whether by word of mouth or by letter.

Finally, brothers, pray on for me, that God's word may run swiftly, and be glorified as in your own case,

and that I may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for all do not hold the faith.

I did not eat my food as a gift from any man, but in toil and travail, night and day, I worked, so that I might not be a burden to any of you.

Now all such I command and entreat, by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, to work in quietness. and to earn their own living.

And may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.

I, Paul, add this greeting in my own handwriting, which is my token in every letter. Thus I write??18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.